893  
WUUS54 KMRX 160541  
SVRMRX  
TNC007-065-115-121-143-145-153-160645-  
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0005.260316T0541Z-260316T0645Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
141 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
RHEA COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...  
MEIGS COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...  
SEQUATCHIE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...  
BLEDSOE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...  
MARION COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...  
HAMILTON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...  
SOUTHWESTERN ROANE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...  
 
* UNTIL 245 AM EDT/145 AM CDT/.  
 
* AT 140 AM EDT/1240 AM CDT/, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG  
A LINE EXTENDING FROM SPENCER TO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HUNTLAND,  
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
CHATTANOOGA, DAYTON, DUNLAP, JASPER, PIKEVILLE, DECATUR,  
SODDY-DAISY, SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, ROSSVILLE, AND SOUTH PITTSBURG.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 IN TENNESSEE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND  
10.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EDT/500 AM CDT/ FOR  
EAST TENNESSEE.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3524 8582 3522 8574 3524 8569 3529 8571  
3532 8557 3536 8551 3541 8549 3549 8554  
3553 8560 3557 8542 3572 8526 3576 8526  
3577 8504 3575 8503 3576 8492 3582 8481  
3569 8460 3498 8517 3499 8586 3522 8587  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0540Z 272DEG 33KT 3573 8548 3499 8616  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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